Stephen Thomas Erlewine is senior editor for All Music Guide. He is the author of thousands of artist biographies and record reviews, as well as a freelance writer, and has written several liner notes. He is also the frontman and guitarist of his own band, Who Dat?

He studied at the University of Michigan, where he majored in English and was music editor (1993-94) and then arts editor (1994-95) of the school's newspaper, the Michigan Daily. He has also appeared on VH1.

Erlewine is the nephew of musician and All Music Guide founder Michael Erlewine.